pandamonium24
New member
Guys,
Just thought i'd do a mini review on a few changes i've made to the 100hp in case anyones considering doing the same.
Firstly, i've replaced the standard wiper arms and blades with Fiat 500 ones, from the day i picked my car up i always thought the stadard wipers were juddery and noisy on the screen, new blades seemed to make no difference. To add to that the arms were corroding and the paint was flaking off, so i couldn't wait to chuck them in the bin! The 500 ones are a good mod imo, the arms are slightly sleeker looking and the lay flat blades look loads better, and most importantly they work brilliantly :worship: the only thing to note is that the 500 arms don't have splines to locate like the panda one's do, but once you've done the nut up tight this isn't a problem.
I've also changed over from Goodyear Eagle F1's to Continental Conti Sport 2's. I worked out i've had five pairs of Eagle F1's on the front and two pairs on the rear so know the F1's pretty well! However they seem to be getting harder to find now and decided i wanted to try something else. At the moment i'm very happy with the Conti's, they are miles better in terms of grip in the wet than the F1's and seem like they may have the edge in the dry aswell, although i need to wait for the weather to warm up abit to really test this, the current feeling is that they offer a significant increase in grip but don't load up as nicely as the F1's, though this may just be me not being used to the tyres yet. Looks wise the tread isn't as smart as the F1's, and they are a squarer tyre, but they don't really have a rim protector which i think makes the sidewalls look alot better, also the chequered flag on the sidewalls looks good. Definately worth considering if your looking at replacing the Goodyears.
Speaking of which i've kept the F1's that came off the back of the car as they still have 4-5mm tread, i'll take £30 for the pair if anyone wants them would would need to be collected.
Just thought i'd do a mini review on a few changes i've made to the 100hp in case anyones considering doing the same.
Firstly, i've replaced the standard wiper arms and blades with Fiat 500 ones, from the day i picked my car up i always thought the stadard wipers were juddery and noisy on the screen, new blades seemed to make no difference. To add to that the arms were corroding and the paint was flaking off, so i couldn't wait to chuck them in the bin! The 500 ones are a good mod imo, the arms are slightly sleeker looking and the lay flat blades look loads better, and most importantly they work brilliantly :worship: the only thing to note is that the 500 arms don't have splines to locate like the panda one's do, but once you've done the nut up tight this isn't a problem.
I've also changed over from Goodyear Eagle F1's to Continental Conti Sport 2's. I worked out i've had five pairs of Eagle F1's on the front and two pairs on the rear so know the F1's pretty well! However they seem to be getting harder to find now and decided i wanted to try something else. At the moment i'm very happy with the Conti's, they are miles better in terms of grip in the wet than the F1's and seem like they may have the edge in the dry aswell, although i need to wait for the weather to warm up abit to really test this, the current feeling is that they offer a significant increase in grip but don't load up as nicely as the F1's, though this may just be me not being used to the tyres yet. Looks wise the tread isn't as smart as the F1's, and they are a squarer tyre, but they don't really have a rim protector which i think makes the sidewalls look alot better, also the chequered flag on the sidewalls looks good. Definately worth considering if your looking at replacing the Goodyears.
Speaking of which i've kept the F1's that came off the back of the car as they still have 4-5mm tread, i'll take £30 for the pair if anyone wants them would would need to be collected.
